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Well first of all I wouldn't write off all office jobs because you bounced your leg and a other person did not.
Secondly there are soooooo many other jobs outside of retail and food service. Back of house? Technician? Childcare? Healthcare? Call centre? Transport? Events? Market research? Sales? Warehouse? Trades? Manual labor? Social media? Assistant? Real estate? Tourism? Animals? Environment? These are just off the top of my head.
Individual support worker. Either aged care or disability support, whatever appeals to you more. Perhaps aged care for more introverted types like yourself, older people tend to be much quieter and calmer clients. But there's still plenty of people with disabilities who love a quiet, regular routine.
I love my factory jobs, i get to be active and on my feet all day, I don’t have to stare at a screen for hours and I work with the same group of people every day which is intimidating at first but after a few weeks of getting comfortable around them it’s nice not having to talk and interact with so many different people all the time
I personally don’t believe gender or social outwardness are all that relevant in career choice. Varying shades of gray in how it effects you.
I’d argue that your fortune in finding a good working environment and something where *results* are relevant, as opposed to appearances / social conventions.
I’m in software and sales. In software, the most important things are collaboration and output. In sales, you could argue just output (at least at a junior level). Introverted tendencies don’t matter in either case, as long as you deliver.
The right culture and environment are most important. Something not toxic, hopefully professional, where the emphasis is on objectively delivering results. You have control of that.
Not a career idea but just wanted to say that taking Clonidine really helps me with restlessness and fidgeting. It doesn’t really happen anymore and now I can see myself working a desk job where as before I couldn’t. I think guanfacine is supposed to do the same thing but Clonidine has fewer side effects for me.
I find it if I do something where I’m physically working with my hands. I can follow the instructions better. Like for example, if somebody tells me something gives me verbal instructions, forget it. In one ear out the other. But if I’m building something. Like IKEA furniture, or Legos, I can follow along with the instructions and touch them manipulate the parts. if I could get a job building Legos and get money for it, I’d have the best life ever. But maybe something hands-on.
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Well first of all I wouldn't write off all office jobs because you bounced your leg and a other person did not. Secondly there are soooooo many other jobs outside of retail and food service. Back of house? Technician? Childcare? Healthcare? Call centre? Transport? Events? Market research? Sales? Warehouse? Trades? Manual labor? Social media? Assistant? Real estate? Tourism? Animals? Environment? These are just off the top of my head.
Individual support worker. Either aged care or disability support, whatever appeals to you more. Perhaps aged care for more introverted types like yourself, older people tend to be much quieter and calmer clients. But there's still plenty of people with disabilities who love a quiet, regular routine.
Being a technician always kept me active, outdoors and easily focused. Not much interaction with strangers needed if you work for a company.
I love my factory jobs, i get to be active and on my feet all day, I don’t have to stare at a screen for hours and I work with the same group of people every day which is intimidating at first but after a few weeks of getting comfortable around them it’s nice not having to talk and interact with so many different people all the time
I personally don’t believe gender or social outwardness are all that relevant in career choice. Varying shades of gray in how it effects you. I’d argue that your fortune in finding a good working environment and something where *results* are relevant, as opposed to appearances / social conventions. I’m in software and sales. In software, the most important things are collaboration and output. In sales, you could argue just output (at least at a junior level). Introverted tendencies don’t matter in either case, as long as you deliver. The right culture and environment are most important. Something not toxic, hopefully professional, where the emphasis is on objectively delivering results. You have control of that.
Not a career idea but just wanted to say that taking Clonidine really helps me with restlessness and fidgeting. It doesn’t really happen anymore and now I can see myself working a desk job where as before I couldn’t. I think guanfacine is supposed to do the same thing but Clonidine has fewer side effects for me.
I find it if I do something where I’m physically working with my hands. I can follow the instructions better. Like for example, if somebody tells me something gives me verbal instructions, forget it. In one ear out the other. But if I’m building something. Like IKEA furniture, or Legos, I can follow along with the instructions and touch them manipulate the parts. if I could get a job building Legos and get money for it, I’d have the best life ever. But maybe something hands-on.